Last additions - Robert Wilson
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Bob_Wilson.JPGModern Day Robert "Bob" WilsonBob attended one of our rare unit reunions held at Ft Sill and organized by Jerry Orr.Oct 28, 2020
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Another_FB_Another_Survey.JPGMar 21, 2015
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Plieku_Restaurant.JPGMar 21, 2015
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Pleiku_Montagnard_(2).JPGPleiku seriesHeading to town on his ox-drawn cart. Pleiku was still very primitive in the 60s.Mar 21, 2015
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Pleiku_Children.JPGPleiku seriesTypical Vietnamese children playing with downed tree branches.Mar 21, 2015
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Christmas_Pleiku_12-66.jpgPleiku seriesThis was a Christmas party and dinner for kids from a local orphanage. Too bad this didn't make the news back home. It was more sensational news to sell the troops as "baby killers". Mar 21, 2015
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Pleiku_Catholic_Church.JPGPleiku seriesAt the time I was surprised to see a Catholic church in Vietnam. I eventually found out that the Catholic religion is the second largest religion after Buddhist. I talked to a person there to find out that it was Catholic.
{Webmaster's Note: Many Vietnamese were settled in Port Arthur, TX and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi after Nam. They started up both Catholic parishes and Buddhist temples.}
Mar 20, 2015
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Pleiku_Montagnard.JPGPleiku seriesPleiku Montagnard: Carrying his wares to sell at the market.
{Montagnards were indigenous to the mountainous areas of Vietnam; they were a very friendly people and somehow managed to stay out of the entanglements with the VC and NVA. The Vietnamese people weren't so lucky.}Mar 20, 2015
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Pleiku_Pedicab.JPGPleiku seriesPlieku Pedicab: Never had the chance to ride in one.Mar 20, 2015
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Pleiku_GI_Bartering.JPGPleiku seriesPlieku GI bartering: Some GI's interacting with the Vietnamese children. Notice the one young girl holding something she wants to sell.
{Webmaster's Note: Many American-made items wound up in the local black markets. It was always amazing since there were certainly no legitimate means of distribution.}Mar 20, 2015
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Pleiku_Market.JPGPleiku seriesCandid view of an open air market.Mar 20, 2015
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Plieku_Theater_Goers.JPGPleiku seriesPleiku Theater Goers: People lining up for tickets and some waiting for the show to start.Mar 20, 2015
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